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daphne (enc)
Daphne
Noun
1.
daphne
- any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
genus Daphne
- usually evergreen Eurasian shrubs
Daphne cneorum
,
garland flower
- widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers
Daphne laureola
,
spurge laurel
,
wood laurel
- bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
Daphne mezereum
,
February daphne
,
mezereon
- small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
bush
,
shrub
- a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
2.
Daphne
- (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
Greek mythology
- the mythology of the ancient Greeks
nymph
- (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
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